Tub stand



Oct. 2, 1928. A 1,685,988

I F. J. DULTMEIER TUB STAND Filed Nov.8, 1928 i' UNITED FRANK J. DULTMIYER, or DES MOINES, IOWA, AssIeNOn rro DULOO NANUAOTUNING' Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

` essere Y COMPANY, A CORPORATION or IOWA.A

TUB STAND.

Application mea November 8', i926. seriai No.i47f,0`95.

My invention vrelates to stands of the kind used for tubs particularly in home' laundries.

It is my purpose to provide a stand of this p kind of simple 'and durable construction.V

It is aspecialobject of the present invention to provide a tubstand, which is economical to manufacture and can be sold at a moderate price'. Y Y Y y Another purpose is to provides-uch al stand having parts so constructed and arrangedr that a tub may be readily and easily mounted on and between the upper ends of the legs of the stand, and the legs may then be drawn togeher for causing them to grip and holdvthe tu i v Another Objectis to provide' in such a tub stand, ak strong rigid legstructure combined with a suitable castor support.

With these and other ob]` eets in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrange'- mentand'combination of the various parts of my tub stand, whereby kthe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in thev vaccompanying drawings, in which: i Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tub stand embodying my invention, having a tub supported thereon.V

Figure 2 isa top or plan view of the stand. Figure 8 is a vertical, sectional view through a portion of the tub and one of the legs,A taken ony the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and illustrating the construction of one of the castor holders; and y Figure 4: is a. sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally a metal tub of the type which can be conveniently used with'my improved tub sta-nd.

I preferably provide the tub with an Opening 11 in its bottom. Connected therewith is a piece of flexible rubber hose orthe like 12. At the free end of the hose there is provided a clamp 13 to which is pivoteda hook Y 14 adapted to engage over the upper ledge of the tub 10( At the end of the holes is inserted a nipple vor sleeve 15 to prevent the collapse of the hosel when the clamp 13 is fastened thereon.

For preventing water from owing. out of the hose when the clothes are put into the tub,

I preferably'connect a cork 1610i' other closure `member by'meansfof a small chain or the like 17 to the clamp 13 for closing-thenipple 'll My improved tub stand comprises aplurahty of legs 18, preferably three inV number, arranged 1n triangular spaced relation und tilted `from their lower 'ends-slightly' inwardly toward eachv other at their upper ends.

Eachleg preferably comprises anl inwardlyopeningangle bar. The legsmay be braced, fastened together and held in spaced relation by means of Hat brace bars 19lillu'strated in mit the useoftwo rivets or bolts 20 one above y' f thefother for. fastening each brace: to each leg and on account ofthe bend atv211ineach brace, there 'isiaifordeda very strong rigid.

structure. 1 o At their upperends, the inner portions of the flanges ofl thelegs 18 are notched outas at 22 to receive andsupport the bottonfifofthe tub, as shown, in Figures'2and 3.4v f

For holding the upper ends of the legs to- Figures 1 and2. These brace vbars are bent lso gether' and drawing thematightly ,against the tub for gripping ythe tub, and foraccomplishing these purposesquickly and easily and imposing a uniform pull on the legs, I provide the following means:v s M Mounted in two of the legscloseto vtheir up-l per-ends are eye-bolts'23, fhaving'their eyes p,onthe'inner'sidesofthe legs and nuts 24 at theirfouter ends; w V, 1 Y In the other leg is a simi-lar eye-bolt 25,v

similarlyassembled Vand having oni-its outer end the wing nut 26.

A; iieXible cable of wireror the like 27 ,is` l secured to the eye of the eye-bolt 25 and thence extended through the eyes ofthe eye-bolts 23, and is then fastened at its other end to the eyebolt 25. The wing nut 26 is loosened until the legs at their upper ends can b e readily spread sufficiently to receive the bottom of the tub. It will be understood that therev is sufficient spring in the material to perinitthis action of the legs. K I

When the tub is seated on the legs asshown in Figures v1 and 3, the wing nut 26 is then tightened on the eye-bolt 25 for putting the flexible member 27 under tension, and simulv taneously drawing the upper ends of the legs .toward each other for thus tightly gripping between them the bottomof the tub; 1

It be seen that the legs are thus tightened against the tub by one operation of screwing, on the wing nutv26, and that the inward pull on the three legs is e ualized.

The tub will then be held rmy gripped between the legs 'and on account ofthe tact that tubs of this type ordinaril have a slight circumferential rib 27 at the bottom, it will be seen that any accidental releasing of the tub is prevented. v

AIt is desirable to providev va stand of this kind with castors andv on account of the angle ironeonstruction of the legs together with their inclinedl arrangement, Ythe connecting of the castors withl the' legs involves a problem,

whichI have'solvedin the following' manner:

their flanges opposite each: other nearl the The legs 18 are formedv with notches. 28 in lower-ends ott legs; For each leg, I provuidea castor holder, comprising an angle fitting @adapted to receive the lower, outer N ef the leg, andi provided with projecting ndable fingers 30, whichtare adapted to be ben# around the edges of the'leg'and tobe received in the respective notches 28.

The angletting 29, is, of course, inclined panallel with the leg 128 in each case and fior f' receiving and' holding the lcastor in upright positinn is provided with upper and lower s seed, horizontal, outwandiy projecting anges 31 and 32 formed with registering holes 3% and 34T. These holes receive the shank 35 of an ordinary castor wheel 36;.

It. thus be seen that I have provided l' a tub stand, whichcan be manufactured ata thatchnngesmay' be madein the details of the construction and arrangement of the parts minimum expense;

Where the bra/ces 19 are fastened to the bolts and nuts,.the tfubY stand can be easily shipped; or storedin knock-downy form. It is easy to set u landt assemble, and little diiculty is involve in mounting the tub on the stand and':fast1ening-i1'l rigidly thereto.

It will be understood from the foregoing of my improved tub stand and it is my inten- Y tion to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

It may be suggested that the legs may be made in a single length' in' standard' sizes in the factory for various sizes of tubs, and used .with braces 19 and cables 27 Vof different lengths..

Similarly, the same braces 19 may be used their tops, the parts 22 Slightly overhang the rib 27 a for causing a realinterlocking:connectionbetween the tub and stand..v

The arrangement of the braces'19 with. the

bends 21.tends to take much of the; strain that would otherwise be put onthefbolt 20.'.

I claim as my invention.:v 1.. lin a tub stand-a plurality of legs, braces for holding them in spaced relation, a flexible` member connected with the upper` end of one leg, having a slidable connection with the upper ends of the other legs,.a tub supported onandbetween the-legs, and means forltight-L ening the `flexible member forl causing the legs to grip the tub. A'

2. In alstructure ofthe' class described, the combination of a `tubstand, having .a plural:- ity of legs, braces connecting andl holding thc legs in: spacedrelation, a tub vsupported ybetweelrtlie upper ends of the legs, and means for simultaneously drawing the legsinwardly at their upper ends for grippingthe tub. DeslMoines, Iowa, October 27,1926.

FRANK J. DULTMELER. 

